2011 Sierra Cup Series

More details about the NorNevada Sierra Cup Series:

The Sierra Cup Regional Championship Mountain Biking Series for 2011 begins this weekend in Gardnerville, NV. The Sierra Cup is a seven race point series to determine the USA Cycling cross-country mountain bike champions for the Northern California/Nevada region.Top finishers at the first three events will also qualify to compete at the Mountain Bike National Championships in Sun Valley, Idaho on July 14-17.

The Sierra Cup events are the Pine Nut Cracker on May 21 in Gardnerville, NV; the Peavine Challenge on June 5 in Reno, NV; the Skyline Park Mountain Bike Race on June 12 in Napa, CA; the Kirkwood Mountain Classic on July 23 at Kirkwood, CA; the Sky Tavern Classic on August 14 in Reno; The Great Tahoe Flume Race on September 10 at Spooner Lake and the Sawtooth Ridge Challenge on October 2 at Northstar-at-Tahoe.

These events take riders through some of best trails in the West and challenge them with heart pounding climbs and fun, technical descents.  There are age and ability categories for all levels of riders.  Race distances vary with each event and are often based on the ability categories.  Each individual event awards medals to the top finishers as well as series points.  Besides the regional champion medals for the series winners, there is also a $1500 series purse for top riders.

The Sierra Cup is unique in that all of the participating races donate their proceeds to various non-profit organizations that give back to the trails where mountain bikers ride. These organizations include the Poedunks, Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association, Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park Backcountry Patrol, Skyline Wilderness Park, and the Truckee Trails Foundation.

Sponsors for the Sierra Cup series include GU Energy, Wilderness Trail Bikes, CytoSport, Black Rock Bicycles, Sierra Cyclesmith, Velo Reno, Voler, Ellsworth Handcrafted Bicyles, Santa Cruz Bicycles, SCHEELS, Specialized, Resource Revival, Adventure Sports Journal, and Cycle California!

For more information visit www.renowheelmen.org or e-mail mtb11@renowheelmen.org. The Sierra Cup Series is on facebook atwww.facebook.com/SierraCupMTB.

The series starts this weekend with the Pine Nut Cracker.

NorCal MTB Racing This Weekend: Sept 17-19, 2010

For those of you making your weekend plans, here is quick rundown of this weekend's MTB racing schedule for NorCal:

1. Northstar Super D Series (09/17/10): Northstar at Tahoe's gravity series continue with Friday night's Super D and Sunday's downhill.
2. Kirkwood 9 to 5 #2 (09/18/10): Another big race at Kirkwood, this time it is Team Bigfoot's 8 hour endurance race.
3. The Bidwell Bump™ Mountain Bike Race (09/18/10): Chico's lone entry on the calendar combines a XC race and a Pro/Expert Super D.
4. Kirkwood Six Hour SuperD (09/19/10): Probably the most unique race this season: "It's simple, the clock starts in the morning at 10:00 am and stops in the afternoon at 4:00 pm. The rider with the most COMPLETED runs by four wins." Learn more at the Team Bigfoot website.
5. Northstar DH Series (09/19/10): Last DH race before the Race 4 Tara III.
6. CCCX CX (09/19/10): First CX race of the season (I think ?).

NorCal MTB Racing This weekend: Aug 19 - 22, 2010

For those of you making your weekend plans, here is quick rundown of this weekend's MTB racing schedule for Norcal:

1. Kirkwood CCCS Weekend (8/20 - 8/27): Tomorrow is the start of a full week of MTB activities up at Kirkwood. I was starting to list them out, but there are almost ten different rides or races (Super D Friday, XC on Saturday and Short Track on Sunday, etc.). Check out the full list of activities at the Team Bigfoot website.  They are already marking out the course ...
2. Northstar XC Series (08/19/10): Tonight is the second to last race in the XC series.
3. Women's Only Downhill Mountain Bike Clinic (08/21/10)
4. Locust Ride 3 (08/22/10): The third of the North Bay rides for MCBC.

2010 Team Bigfoot Solo Cup Series

Team Bigfoot's Solo Cup series is back for 2010 with two different divisions this year.

SILVER CUP SERIES
The format is simple, we add up your miles from your races and whoever has the most in your category at the finals at Whiskeytown Lake in October is awarded with a championship trophy. Must be present to receive your trophy.

• 12 Hours of Weaverville, May 22
• 6 Hours of Weaverville, May 22
• Kirkwood Nine to Five #1, August 28
• Kirkwood Nine to Five #2, Sept. 18
• Whiskeytown Nine to Five, Oct. 2

GOLD CUP SERIES
This one if for the hard-core riders. You need to do at least one 24 Hour to be eligible for the championship. The format is simple, we add up your miles from your races and whoever has the most in your category at the finals at the 24 Hours of Gold is awarded with a championship trophy. Must be present to receive your trophy. Any of the races above, plus any of the races below:

• 24 Hours of Kirkwood, August 28-29
• 24 Hours of Whiskeytown, October 2-3
• 24 Hours of Gold, November 13-14

Preliminary 2010 Team Bigfoot Schedule

Team Bigfoot posted a Christmas present for far Northern California MTB racers with a preliminary 2010 schedule:

OUR 2010 SCHEDULE WILL BE POSTED IN EARLY JANUARY
The Northern California Mountain Bike Championship Series will be back, with a few new venues in the series!

The Team Bigfoot Endurance Series will be back, with a few new venues there too! Check back for details.

HERE ARE A FEW EVENTS THAT ARE ALREADY SCHEDULED

• KIRKWOOD 9 TO 5 #1, August 28
• 24 HOURS OF KIRKWOOD, August 28-29
• KIRKWOOD 9 TO 5 #2, September 18
• KIRKWOOD SIX HOUR SUPER-D, Sept. 19

Good to see that the Kirkwood event(s) will be continued and expanded.

Kirkwood Summer Series

I completely missed this Kirkwood race series (they already had one a week or so ago), but the final is coming up on Labor Day weekend:

Join us this summer for five (ed: okay, only two left) fantastic mountain biking events! We began the race season on Saturday August 1st with the Kirkwood Nine-to-Five Endurance Race. Take part in our Friday Night X-C Races or Saturday Super-D events on August 14th and 15th and September 4th and 5th.

FRIDAY NIGHT X-C
Friday Night X-C races begin at 5pm and will run until we're finished. Join us post-race for an after party and awards in Bub's. Registration is just $10.

SATURDAY SUPER-D
The hottest thing on the race circuit this year, Super-D is a combination of cross country and downhill racing. Big bikes aren't required - you can run the full course on a cross country bike if you so choose. Races begin at 4pm, registration is just $10 for pass holders or $40 includes a lift ticket.

Via Kirkwood MTB website.

2009 Kirkwood 9-5 Results

The Kirkwood Nine to Five results have been posted over at Team Bigfoot. Congrats to Dezmin Wilder, who clocked 12 solo laps on the challenging course.

Team Bigfoot's next race is the 12 Hours of Humboldt in Arcata, CA on August 22nd.

Team Bigfoot Announces Kirkwood Nine to Five

Team Bigfoot is holding their first event south of Humboldt County this year with the Kirkwood 9 to 5, to be held at Kirkwood Ski Resort on August 1st, 2009:

We're proud to announce this all new event!
The course will be a six to seven mile loop with about 5 miles of singletrack.
A course map and profile will be on the website soon.
There will be a great prize list, including season passes to Kirkwood Ski Resort to all solo category winners!

Kirkwood is located south of Lake Tahoe in the El Dorado National Forest and the Mountain Bike Park at Kirkwood will open for the season on Saturday July 4, and will be open Saturdays and Sundays all summer until Sunday, September 6.